It is not clear why Apple has removed the 17-inch size from the company’s range, but it presumably feels the model is no longer needed in its more compact range.

Customers looking to go “big” are probably more than likely now be better off opting for the new Retina display model, which has a screen resolution of 2880 x 1800 - considerably more than the 1920 x 1200 resolution supported by the 17-inch model.